Kings Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on the Luckiamute River and Oregon Route 223, the Kings Valley Highway. As of the 2023 census population estiamtes it had a population of 147.[2]
Kings Valley was named after its first settler, Nahum King, who took out a land claim there in 1846.[3] A flour mill was built in the community in 1853. Kings Valley post office ran from 1855 to 1974.[4]
Fort Hoskins Historic Park is nearby, in the former community of Hoskins.
The Valley and Siletz Railroad formerly ran through Kings Valley.
The K-12 Kings Valley Charter School is located in Kings Valley.
The Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, originally located in nearby Philomath, now takes place in Kings Valley every September.[citation needed]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kings Valley, Oregon
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ David D. Fagan, History of Benton County, Oregon; Including its Geology, Topography, Soil and Productions... Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1885; pg. 324.
- ^ Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Geographic Names. Seventh Edition. Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003; pg. ???.